Heavy Music Awards moves to Kentish Town Forum for 2019

The Heavy Music Awards is set to expand once again with the third annual event set to hit London’s famous O2 Forum Kentish Town on Thursday 22 August 2019. The move to the 2,300 capacity venue represents rapid growth for the HMAs. Having made stops at both House of Vans and Koko, the event has … Continue reading Heavy Music Awards moves to Kentish Town Forum for 2019

Album Review: Smoking Martha – In Deep

There’s a wealth of great bands emerging from Australia, especially in the last few years. Whilst they’re mainly from Melbourne, one occasionally pops their head up from elsewhere. Which is exactly what Smoking Martha are doing. Hailing from Brisbane, the Aussies are currently touring the UK to celebrate the UK/Europe release of their debut album, … Continue reading Album Review: Smoking Martha – In Deep

Band of the Day: Not Ur Girlfrenz

We pride ourselves on supporting "the little guy". Well, here we have three "little gals" who are making quite the impression on us at the moment. Opening for Bowling For Soup on their upcoming tour, we flung our questions at the mightily impressive Not Ur Girlfrenz. Liv took on the lion's share of answering, but … Continue reading Band of the Day: Not Ur Girlfrenz

Band of the Day: Desert Clouds

Italians via London, it's your latest BotD fix... Simple things first – where are you guys from? We are all originally from Italy but have been in London for such a long time that we can easily state we come from here. How did you meet? Me (David) and Val formed the band in 2008, … Continue reading Band of the Day: Desert Clouds

Band of the Day: Battalions

If you like it sludgy, Battalions should have you amply satisfied. Simple things first – where are you guys from? We're from Kingston Upon Hull in East Yorkshire, UK. A small city close to the East coast on the river Humber, hence - pure Humber sludge. How did you meet? Well, the lineup now is … Continue reading Band of the Day: Battalions

The Virginmarys release Northern Sun Sessions ahead of November UK tour

Today marks the release of The Virginmarys' brand new studio album Northern Sun Sessions. Featuring eleven beautifully crafted compositions, this new album by the Macclesfield group features some of their best songs, ever. To celebrate the release, Ally Dickaty (vocals/guitar) and Danny Dolan (drums/percussion) recently premiered a music video for lead single, the powerful anthemic and … Continue reading The Virginmarys release Northern Sun Sessions ahead of November UK tour